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From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :

Prelims level : ICEDASH & ATITHI Initiatives

Mains level : Various Digital India initiatives

• Union Ministry of Finance and Corporate Affairs unveiled two new IT initiatives – ICEDASH and ATITHI.

ICEDASH

• ICEDASH is an Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) monitoring dashboard of the Indian Customs helping public see the daily Customs clearance times of import cargo at various ports and airports.
• With ICEDASH, Indian Customs has taken a lead globally to provide an effective tool that helps the businesses compare clearance times across ports and plan their logistics accordingly.
• This dashboard has been developed by CBIC in collaboration with NIC.
• ICEDASH can be accessed through the CBIC website.

ATITHI

• With ATITHI mobile app,  CBIC has introduced an easy to use mobile app for international travelers to file the Customs declaration in advance.
• Passengers can use this app to file declaration of dutiable items and currency with the Indian Customs even before boarding the flight to India.
• ATITHI would in particular create a tech savvy image of India Customs and would encourage tourism and business travel to India.